The term "recipient" as mentioned in these Regulations refers to the parties who have obtained legal aid. Article 3 The judicial administrative departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall be in charge of legal aid work within their respective administrative areas.
Legal aid institutions are specifically responsible for the daily work of legal aid within their respective administrative areas. Article 4 Social organizations, institutions of higher learning and other relevant organizations shall accept the guidance and supervision of local legal aid institutions at the same level when providing legal aid. Article 5 People's governments at all levels shall include legal aid funds in the fiscal budget at the same level to ensure the coordinated development of legal aid and economy and society. Legal aid institutions can accept donations from society, organizations and individuals.
Legal aid funds are managed by legal aid institutions, earmarked for special purposes, and subject to the supervision of financial and auditing departments. Article 6 When handling legal aid affairs, legal aid institutions and legal aid personnel must take facts as the basis, take the law as the criterion, and observe professional ethics and practice discipline. Article 7 In areas where ethnic minorities live in compact communities or where many ethnic groups live together, legal aid institutions may provide translators for recipients who are not familiar with the common language. Eighth judicial organs, administrative organs and other relevant units and individuals shall support and cooperate with the work of legal aid institutions and legal aid personnel. Ninth units and individuals that have made remarkable achievements in legal aid work shall be commended and rewarded by the people's governments at or above the county level. Chapter II Object, Scope and Form Article 10 Citizens who need legal aid in order to safeguard their legitimate rights and interests, but are unable to pay for legal services due to financial difficulties, may apply for legal aid from legal aid institutions.
The standard of economic difficulties shall be implemented in accordance with the minimum living guarantee for urban and rural residents and the standard of five guarantees in rural areas promulgated by the local people's government. Article 11 In addition to the scope of legal aid stipulated in Chapter II of the State Council's Legal Aid Regulations, parties who meet the provisions of the preceding article may also apply for legal aid on the following matters:
(a) personal injury caused by work-related injuries, traffic accidents, medical accidents or other personal injury accidents;
(two) due to damage to the legitimate labor rights and interests;
(three) due to domestic violence, abuse, abandonment and other acts of injury;
(four) the legitimate rights and interests are damaged by land acquisition and demolition;
(five) due to fake and shoddy seeds, pesticides, fertilizers and environmental pollution damage the legitimate rights and interests;
(six) other matters that need to apply for legal aid. Article 12 Legal aid institutions shall provide legal aid to defendants in the following criminal cases designated by the people's courts:
(a) blind, deaf, dumb or minors have not entrusted a defender;
(two) may be sentenced to death without entrusting a defender.
In a case where a public prosecutor appears in court for public prosecution, if the defendant fails to entrust a defender due to financial difficulties or other reasons, the legal aid institution may provide legal aid to him according to the designation of the people's court. Article 13 If a foreign or stateless criminal suspect or defendant has not entrusted an agent or defender, the legal aid institution may provide legal aid to the criminal suspect or defendant upon the application of the criminal suspect or defendant or the designation of the people's court. Fourteenth forms of legal aid:
(1) Answering legal advice and drafting legal documents;
(two) the defense of criminal cases and their agents;
(3) Acting as an agent in civil and administrative litigation;
(4) Non-litigation legal affairs agency;
(five) for notarization;
(6) Other forms of legal services. Chapter III Jurisdiction Article 15 Legal aid shall be uniformly accepted, examined, assigned and supervised by legal aid institutions. Sixteenth criminal cases designated by the people's court for defense shall be accepted by the legal aid institutions at the same level where the people's court is located.
Legal aid for criminal litigation cases and other litigation cases without designated defense shall be applied by the applicant to the people's court with jurisdiction or the legal aid institution where the applicant has his domicile or work unit.
For non-litigation legal affairs, the applicant shall apply to the legal aid institution where his domicile or work unit is located.
If it is more appropriate to be accepted by the legal aid institution in the place where the case or incident occurred, it may be accepted by the legal aid institution in the place where the case or incident occurred. Seventeenth more than two legal aid institutions have the right to accept legal aid matters, the applicant may apply to one of the legal aid institutions. Where an applicant applies to two legal aid institutions for the same legal aid matter, the legal aid institution that first received the application shall accept it.
When there is a dispute between legal aid agencies due to acceptance, it shall be designated by the superior legal aid agency of the same company.